“Gazprom”: possible disruptions in the supply of gas to Europe – BBC Russian

"Gazprom": possible disruptions in the supply of gas to Europe – BBC Russian

• September 27, 2014

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Miller: possible disruptions in gas supplies

Head of the Russian “Gazprom” Alexey Miller warned of possible disruptions to gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine in the winter.

According to him, this is due to the fact that Ukraine pumped too little fuel in storage.

Miller believes that the Ukraine for the smooth operation of the autumn-winter period is missing 7.5 billion cubic meters of gas.

“Ukraine is not fully pumped gas into underground storage. For uninterrupted transit through Ukraine this winter is necessary at the beginning of the heating season, have 18 billion cubic meters of working gas. This gas in the subways there, “- he said.

In the comments to the Russian TV channel” Russia- 24 “head of” Gazprom “also said that Russia and Ukraine, as in the past, diverge on how and when to do payments for Russian gas, despite some progress in the negotiations on the eve.

On Friday gas talks in the format of the EU-Russia-Ukraine in Berlin, the parties agreed that Ukraine should pay to “Gazprom” debts, and may also purchase 5 billion cubic meters of Russian gas at $ 385 per thousand cubic meters.

The next round of

In just a few hours earlier in Berlin ended with another round of gas talks trilateral EU-Russia-Ukraine, participants are several different interpretations of the agreements reached.

As stated at the press conference after the talks, European Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger, the European Commission invited Ukraine to repay the debt to Russia for gas in accordance with the decision of the arbitration.

“Ukraine should pay Russia $ 3.1 billion on the accounts until the end of this year. The first $ 2 billion should be listed before the end of October, “- said the commissioner.

But party talks with the Ukrainian side’s Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan said that the Ukrainian side considers the payment to” Gazprom “in the $ 3.1 billion as advance payment for gas supplies.

At the same time member of the Berlin meeting with Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak made a resumption of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine in October if Moscow will receive the first portion of the debt to $ 2 billion, “It depends on the final arrangements. Our colleagues say it may already be in October “.